First Episode Psychosis: Intervention and Outcome

Acute psychosis is dangerous to a person's safety, hampers capacity to function, life and reputation, and if present consistently for prolonged period can negatively affect prognosis. In contrast, early interventions may result in a significant reduction in morbidity and better quality of life for patients and families.
Proper management of the first episode of psychosis (FEP) is crucial with the following reasons to justify focus on this phase of psychotic disorders (International Early Psychosis Association Writing Group, 2005).

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